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03/25 15:05 CDT Barcelona trounces Real Madrid 6-2 in quarterfinals of Women's
Champions League
Barcelona trounces Real Madrid 6-2 in quarterfinals of Women's Champions League
By TALES AZZONI
AP Sports Writer
MADRID (AP) --- Barcelona moved closer to a record-extending eighth consecutive
semifinal in the Women's Champions League with a 6-2 rout of rival Real Madrid
in the first leg of the quarterfinals on Wednesday.
Ewa Pajor scored twice, and Esmee Brugts, Irene Paredes, Vicky Lpez and Alexia
Putellas added a goal each in Madrid to take the Catalan club a step closer to
the last four.
Linda Caicedo scored a goal in each half for Madrid, which will need a big
comeback in Barcelona next week to make it to its first semifinal.
Barcelona, a three-time champion, has reached the final in five straight
seasons. It lost last year's final to Arsenal, which on Tuesday defeated
English rival Chelsea 3-1 in their first leg of their quarterfinal.
Also Tuesday, Wolfsburg took a 1-0 lead over record eight-time champion Lyonnes
in a meeting of two of the competition's most storied names.
Later Wednesday, Manchester United will make its debut in the last eight
against Bayern Munich.
United is in its first European experience since a defeat to Paris
Saint-Germain in qualifying in the 2023-24 season. Bayern recovered from a 7-1
loss at Barcelona at the start of the league phase to finish fourth and qualify
for the quarterfinals for the eighth time in 10 seasons.
Barcelona topped the league phase with an unbeaten campaign that included 20
goals scored and three against. Madrid, in its second consecutive quarterfinal,
was eliminated by Arsenal in the last eight last season. If finished seventh in
the league phase.
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